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How to improve teacher mental health: understanding and reducing teacher stress
Teaching is one of the most valuable and important jobs out there, but it can also be one of the most stressful. Striking a balance between teaching, lesson planning, marking homework and counseling students can be challenging for many teachers. Stress is inevitable, but it’s essential to learn how to improve teachers’ mental health to […]
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Why Your School Should Rethink its Social Media Posting During a Pandemic
Remember your school’s fall 2019 Facebook and Instagram feeds? Lots of campus shots with smiling students and maybe a video of a pep rally, right? The pandemic has shifted what school looks like now. Your social media posts should look different, too.
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Why Goal-Setting Matters More Than Ever
We can’t afford to stop learning or abandon growth, especially right now. This resources provides 3 key messages leaders can use to talk about goal-setting in a challenging time.
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E-Rate – Answers to your Questions
Private non-profit schools providing education to school-age children (K to 12) and Head Start programs are entitled to specific discounts for telecommunication and internet services and related equipment under the Federal E-Rate program. These funds are not given directly to schools, but instead, the school’s vendors provide them with discounts to schools and then seek […]
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NYPMIFA – Are You Compliant?
Enrollment at many private schools has seen a downturn, forcing schools to become more aggressive with their scholarship programs. In order to still have the necessary cash flow, many schools have established endowments to help fund these scholarships. While this can help to close the gap in funding created by more aggressive scholarship programs, it […]
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How To Host Virtual School Events: A 10-Step Planning Guide For Fall
A virtual event isn’t a “less-awesome” version of your traditional in-person event — it’s a unique opportunity to leverage! Learn how to plan a virtual event that can boost enrollment with this 10-step guide.
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Learning at Home: How to reduce stress and motivate children to learn from home.
The events of the past few months are presenting many people with new and diverse challenges. At the same time, they also encourage us to rethink our behavioral perspectives. Thanks to the home office countless professionals can continue their work outside of the typical office, and companies can be saved. But that also means that […]
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Video: Benefits of Standing, by Dr. Dieter Breithecker
Join Dr. Dieter Breithecker and VS America to learn how important it is for students and adults to stand throughout the day, and how to integrate standing regularly into our daily behavior. Standing desks are opportunities for us all to get out of the sitting trap. Dr. Dieter Breithecker is a Health and Kinetics Scientist […]
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COVID School Management Solutions Webinar
Register for our webinar (and watch it live or on-demand at your convenience) to explore how FACTS supports your school’s COVID-19 management efforts. The webinar explores how your school can use FACTS to support COVID-19 management efforts during in-person, fully-remote, or hybrid semesters. We’ll cover features that allow you to easily communicate with families, track […]
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Hiring Leaders Who Will Succeed in Times of Crisis
Events in 2020 have cast an unusually bright spotlight on independent school heads and their abilities to lead in times of crisis. How can a Board of Trustees best assure that it will find effective leadership for times like this?
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Why Independent Schools Can No Longer Stay Silent on Black Lives Matter
As the national discussion surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement has increased exponentially since the murder of George Floyd and, most recently, the shooting of Jacob Blake, many independent schools have found themselves engaged in uncomfortable conversations.
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Racial Equity and Inclusion Goal-Setting
This tool is designed to support faculty and staff in their goal-setting process, especially at schools which have identified a professional growth theme related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Because independent schools tend to be historically and culturally White, this tool leverages that reality to support faculty/staff accountability and growth around racial equity.